The Analysis of Flouting Maxim in the Movie ‘Big Friendly Giant’ and Its Application in Teaching Speaking for Senior High School

Abstract

This research is focused on analysis of flouting maxim used in Big Friendly Giant movie and its application in teaching speaking. The objectives of the study are to identify the kinds of flouting maxim in the Big Friendly Giant movie and to describe the application in teaching speaking by using Flouting Maxim in Big Friendly Giant movie. This research is a qualitative research and used descriptive qualitative method. The researcher obtained the data from Big Friendly Giant movie. To collect the data, researcher needed some steps, they were: watched Big Friendly Giant movie, downloaded the movie script, and analyzed all utterances which contain flouting maxim on the movie script. Then to analyze the data, researcher also needed activities such as watching the movie, reading the movie script, describing the data form of dialogues which contain flouting maxim, describing the context in which the speakers flout the maxim, analyzing the data and making conclusion The result of the analysis shows that are 43 utterances from four kinds of flouting maxim used in Big Friendly Giant. There are flouting maxim of quantity 14 utterances (32.5%), flouting maxim of quality 6 utterances (14.0%), flouting maxim of relation 12 utterances (27.9%), and flouting maxim of manner 11 utterances (25.6%). The application of the result, it is focused in teaching peaking with material asking and giving opinion for senior high School.